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Cornfed
Joined: 14 Mar 2008
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 Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:11 pm Post subject: International Calling Rates |
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I realize this question has been asked before, but once again the search function isn't working for me.
I've been here about 5 weeks now, so I figure it's probably about time I called home. Does anyone know the approximate cost of making calls to New Zealand from a Korean cellphone. Also, how do you get the international exchange? Is it just 00, then the country code? |
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Colorado
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Public School with too much time on my hands.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/
And buy yourself an International Phone Card from the local 7-11 or family mart. It will cost you about 13,000 won and give you a couple of hundred minutes. It's much cheaper than trying to call directly from your cell phone. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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Calling cards are the way to go, especially if you call from a land line. But if you use a cell phone, you still your minutes.
I just pay a bit more and call directly from my cell phone since I don't have a land line. Depending on the carrier you use, and if the rates haven't gone up in a year, it should cost you 10-12,000 won to call the USA from a cell phone. IDK about other countries. |
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I got a cheap headset & ring back home with Skype. It's amazingly cheap to ring a landline - I talk to my mum in Aus for an hour for around $1.00. I'd heard a lot of hype about skype from other people, and now I understand why |
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TeeBee
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Skype's definitely the way to go. You only pay the local call rates in the country you are phoning to. I have used skype to contact some family in the UK, but I could only get them on their cellphones. Didn't make much of a dent in the 10 euros of airtime I purchased. |
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Cornfed
Joined: 14 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Calling cards are the way to go, especially if you call from a land line. But if you use a cell phone, you still your minutes. |
So does this mean there is no advantage to using a card if you have to call from a cell phone? |
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Toon Army
Joined: 12 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Is skype still a better deal than the calling cards? I have a landline so I can get more minutes out of the card I presume |
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TeeBee
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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Cornfed
Joined: 14 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Colorado wrote: |
http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/
And buy yourself an International Phone Card from the local 7-11 or family mart. It will cost you about 13,000 won and give you a couple of hundred minutes. It's much cheaper than trying to call directly from your cell phone. |
When I checked that site it said to dial 001~002 + the country code. Can someone clarify if this is so and how you dial "~"? Also, do the international phone cards work on cell phones or not? |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:27 am Post subject: |
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| Cornfed wrote: |
| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Calling cards are the way to go, especially if you call from a land line. But if you use a cell phone, you still your minutes. |
So does this mean there is no advantage to using a card if you have to call from a cell phone? |
I never calculated it exactly. I just don't care. It's easy and within a small margin.
About dialing internationally. 
"~" means "or" in Korea.
Many businesses in Seoul have 2 numbers.
For example:
2-345-3536
or
2-345-3537
This is written as 2-345-3536~7
So internationally, you can dial 001 or 002 before the rest of your number. I don't know if matters what country you call.
I call the USA. This is what I dial (and don't ask me about the 007 part, I can't explain it):
007 001 (3 digit US area code) (7 digit number)
OR
007 001 XXX XXX-XXXX
You can try 007 001 212 867-5309 and ask for Jenny if you want. |
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Toon Army
Joined: 12 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| Cornfed wrote: |
| Colorado wrote: |
http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/
And buy yourself an International Phone Card from the local 7-11 or family mart. It will cost you about 13,000 won and give you a couple of hundred minutes. It's much cheaper than trying to call directly from your cell phone. |
Also, do the international phone cards work on cell phones or not? |
yes they work on cell phones but the amount of minutes you get (compared to using the landline) are much reduced |
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qwerty
Joined: 10 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:49 am Post subject: |
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www.jajah.com
it's free if both users (landline) are registered.
and rates are as good as skypes and no need for headsets. |
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